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Elstree Screen Arts Academy

Hertsmere, WD6 5NNSecondaryAges 14–19MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jan 2025
Progress 8
-0.79
Well below average
−20+2
Competition
N/A
No data
Ranking
#2,916
of 3,141 nationally

About Elstree Screen Arts Academy

Elstree Screen Arts Academy’s headline Progress 8 score of -0. 79 sits well below the Hertfordshire local authority average of 0. 18, a gap of nearly a full grade per subject. This places the school 71st out of 86 secondary schools in the county, and in the bottom 50 nationally. However, the school is a specialist 14-19 institution, meaning it takes students at the start of Key Stage 4 rather than Year 7, which makes direct comparisons with traditional all-through secondaries tricky. Its Attainment 8 score of 36. 6 is modest, and no pupils entered the EBacc suite of qualifications. Yet the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025 awarded it Outstanding in every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision — a significant upgrade from its previous Good rating in 2019. This suggests inspectors saw a school that has transformed its culture and curriculum, even if the raw exam data hasn’t yet caught up.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range14 to 19 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressStudio Way, Borehamwood, Hertsmere, WD6 5NN
HeadteacherChris Mitchell
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils498
Free School Meals (FSM)21.7%
School Capacity498 / 600 (83% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

28 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Sixth Form Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 4 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:50

Breakfast club

08:00-09:00

Source: esaacademy.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Elstree Screen Arts Academy has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.